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March 28, 2008
Jennifer Nardine / Catherine Soehner
Catherine Soehner, Director, ART, ARCHITECTURE, SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Jennifer Nardine, Public Services Librarian, UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY
Jennifer: Working at the UGL requires flexibility. I spend time designing and delivering instruction sessions, working at the reference desk and in online reference, selecting materials and organizing several special projects. I'd be happy to share any of these with someone if they'd be interested.
I would like to observe someone in administration - the higher up the better. I'd like to get an idea of what is possible to advance towards; what duties are entailed, what skills are needed, what I would no longer do that I do now if I went into administration.
I hope that, by observing someone already in administration, I can a) decide if it's something I'm interested in pursuing and b) tailor my current activities as stepping stones for advancement.
Catherine: I would be able to share any of the following activities with a colleague: Leading and participating in group meetings; Specific skills and personal attributes necessary to guide individuals and groups to success; Juggling a wide variety and number of tasks; Skills necessary to move forward in a library career, such as networking, resume building, interviewing, taking initiative, understanding the culture of an institution, setting goals, etc.
I would like to observe a different reference desk beyond AAEL or Science and I would like to observe an active Ask Us session.
I would hope to clarify similarities and differences to approaching reference services in different library settings. I would hope to create a mentoring relationship with the person observing me.
Posted by dlhodge at March 28, 2008 01:47 PM